Receptacle



y 14, 1929 J. H. WILLSON 1,712,864

RECEPTAGLE Filed Jan. 2?, 1927 J BY KM/V/ A I TORNEYS.

Patented May 14, 1929.

JOB H. WILLSON, F PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO PENN ART STEEL WORKS,

OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

RECEIPTACLE.

Application filed January 27, 1927.

This invention is designed to improve receptacles, particularly the type of receptacles similar to waste bask and is directed more particularly to securing corner plates to such baskets so as to prevent the mar-ring of tnrniture by any cx 'iosed corners of the receptacle.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the aconipanying drawings as follows Fig.1 shows a perspective view of the receptecle.

Fig. 2 a section on the line 2--2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 a perspective View of the top securing plate.

Fig. 4 a detached View of the felt.

Fig. 5 a perspective View of the bottom securing plate.

1 marks the sides of the receptacle, and E2 the top edge which, as shown, is in the form of a bead rolled over a surroundingwire 3. the Wire being exposed at the corner.

A. corner felt 4 is arranged at each corner 01 the receptacle.

A top plate 5 has a flange (3 extending down 'ardly along. the adjacent faces of the sides of the receptacle at the corner and is secured to these sides by spot welding. A flange 7 extends downwardly from the outer edge oi. the .)la-te along the face of the head and has serrations 7 extending; into the felt. A bottom plate 8 has a flange 9 extending downwardly alone; the outer faces of the sides and this thing-e is secured to the sides by spot welding. The outer edge of the plate 8 has upwardly 'n'ojectingz serrations 10 which extend into the felt, the serrations 7" Serial No. 163,967.

and 10 being opposed and securing the :t'clt between thein.

It will be noted that the felt extends outwardly from dllTlOll'lUDt with the outermost sur faces of the upper edge of forming a corner; per edge of the sides; a corner felt extendme; around the c a top bead around the uporner under the bead and projecting from the head; a corner top plate having a flange (pdendin downwardly alon the inner faces of adjacent sides of the receptacle, said plate extendin over the bead an d having a. flange extending down ward]; to below the bead and spaced from. the outentace of the receptacle and engagin the top of the hit and a bottom corner )lete secured to the receptacle sides and engagln the bottomv of the felt.

arranged under tl In a receptacle, the cmnbinetion or adjacent sides :FOlllllIlQ for the sides; a wire extending around a corner: :1 rolled edge en losed in the roll and the corner; a coriwr felt 1e head and extending ontwardly lherelrom; a securing plate lHLVlIlQC a liar inner tacos oil the re extending downwardly alone the corner and secured thereto and an outer flange extendinc downwardly into the felt; and a lower corner plate z-serured to the side of the l 'eeeptaele and engaging the he felt.

In 'testi1non' \7 whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOB H1. WlLLSON. 

